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Anon Pl 25^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 25’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 197.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Ôrr ‘messenger’

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1. árr (noun m.; °dat. ár; ǽrir/árar, acc. áru): messenger

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Hraustr ôrr stýris,
‘The strong messenger of the rudder, ’
= SEAFARER
The strong messenger of the rudder, → SEAFARER

hefr ‘receives’

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hafa (verb): have

engla ‘of angels’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

kennings

gram engla.
‘the prince of angels. ’
= God
the prince of angels. → God

stýris ‘of the rudder’

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stýri (noun n.; °-s; -): rudder

kennings

Hraustr ôrr stýris,
‘The strong messenger of the rudder, ’
= SEAFARER
The strong messenger of the rudder, → SEAFARER

ást ‘a loving’

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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love < ástlaun (noun n.)

[2] ástlaun: ‘[...]st lovn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘. ost lovn’ 673bÞH

laun ‘reward’

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3. laun (noun n.; °-; -): rewards < ástlaun (noun n.)

[2] ástlaun: ‘[...]st lovn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘. ost lovn’ 673bÞH

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

gram ‘the prince’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

gram engla.
‘the prince of angels. ’
= God
the prince of angels. → God

raunar ‘for his ordeal’

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raun (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): ordeal, proof, experience

hraustr ‘The strong’

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hraustr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): strong, valiant

kennings

Hraustr ôrr stýris,
‘The strong messenger of the rudder, ’
= SEAFARER
The strong messenger of the rudder, → SEAFARER

sá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

s ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

hér ‘here’

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hér (adv.): here

stóðsk ‘stood up’

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standa (verb): stand

freistni ‘trial’

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freistni (noun f.): trial, temptation

heim ‘to the world’

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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world < heimsiklingr (noun m.)

kennings

heimsiklings
‘to the world-ruler’s ’
= God
to the world-ruler’s → God

siklings ‘ruler’s’

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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler < heimsiklingr (noun m.)

kennings

heimsiklings
‘to the world-ruler’s ’
= God
to the world-ruler’s → God

vel ‘well’

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vel (adv.): well, very

mikla ‘great’

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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

Hlaut ‘was allotted’

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hljóta (verb): alot, gain

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

sá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

s ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

œztr ‘the best’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

es ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

ýta ‘of men’

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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

íðn ‘task’

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iðn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): task

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

Plácitus ‘Plácitus’

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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

fríða ‘a glorious’

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fríðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): beautiful, fair

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

Evstákíus ‘Eustace’

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Eustachius (noun ?): [Eustace]

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

ævi ‘life’

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ævi (noun f.; °-/-ar): life

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

al ‘the very’

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al- ((prefix)): very < algóðr (adj.): very good

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

bazta ‘best’

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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best < algóðr (adj.): very good

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

sér ‘for himself’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

valði ‘chose’

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velja (verb): choose

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘hlaut sa· e·’ 673b

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